Electrical receptacle.



C. D. PLAT].

ELECTRICAL RECEPTACLE.

APPLICATION FILED nun: 9.!911.

1 ,271 ,2 17. Patented July 2, 1918.

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"sate manda a? application filed June 9., 1917. Serial No. 1713;699.

To an, whom it may concern: v

Be itimown that, I. CLARENCE D. PLATT, a citizen of the U uitcd States of America, residing at Bridgeport,- Connecticut, have invented a new and useful Electrical Receptacle. of which the following is a specifica- 11Gb. j

The main object of my invention is to farile-tic the connectionof the circuit wires to the terminals or binding posts so that it wiii be unnecessary to cut. the wires for the t me of attachment.

This object is attained by a special con- "LiiOD of the body of the receptacle and relation of the terminals thereto.

f gure his a side view of a receptacle ernimlying the improvements of m invenion mounted in an outlet box an with a cover plateshown in section.

Fig-2 is a front view of the same with ver plate removed.

by 3 is a front view of the receptacle well the metal parts removed.

Fig, 41s a rear view of the receptacle.

Fig. is a longitudinal sectional view of i he receptacle.

The main body 6 of the receptacle is preferably formed of an insulating material and of a shape and size appropriate to the mechanism to be contained therein. In this case thereis a screw socket 7 and i: center contact 8 fora fuse plug ora lamp base.

The details offthe interior construction are my Patent more, fully described; in

case is a (11- #1;231,063, from which this vision. I

The receptacle is adapted to be mounted in an outlet box 9 of the usual type. The ends 10 of the receptacle are constructed to support the anchor members 11 which are secured thereto by screws such as 12. The anchor-members are adapted to be secured to the 'box body by screws such as 13. The cover plate 14 is adapted to be securedto the receptacle by screws such as 14' wh1ch epgage n theanchor members 11.

.The body is provided with an integral. insulating lug' 15 at one .side of each end forming an extended seat for theterminal plate 16 which is Secured in place by a screw Grooves 18 and .19 are formed on 01')- posite sides of each of the lugs 15 toafi'ord passages extending from front to rear for the conducting wires. This enables a con ductor to be looped as shown at 20 in Figs. 1 and 2 Qver the lug, .the central part 21 of the wire being bared and gripped under the head of the binding screw 22, the two legs of the loop lying in the grooves 18 and 19. By this construction it is unnecessary to sever the wire and it is possible to obtain a strong connection which will sustain a strong pull on the conductor without brealo ing the connection.

I claim:

1. In a receptacle, of the character de scribed, an insulating base having a projecting terminal seat extended beyond the general outline of said base and rearwardly extending Wire-receiving grooves at each side of said projecting terminal seat to thereby provide a projection over which a Wire ma be looped from the rear of the base anc laid n the grooves at opposite sides of said projection, and a terminal on the face of the projecting terminal seat for securing the wire looped thercover.

2. In a receptacle of the character de scribed, a base of insulating material having a central body portion with an extended end portion mirrowerthan said central body portion and a projecting terminal seat at one side of and spaced away from the narrowed end portion, whereby to provide wire receiving grooves at .each side of said projecting terminal seat and a terminal on the face of said projecting terminal seat intermediate said wire-receiving grooves.

3. In a device of the character described, a base of insulating material having a projccting'terminal seat near one end, a terminal mounted on said seat, a binding screw in the terminal and grooves in the sides of the base on opposite sides of said projecting terminal seat whereby attaching wires may be looped over the terminal on the projecting terminal seat from the back of the base and through the grooves in the base.

4. In a r'ece tacle of the character described, an ihsu ating base having a projecting terminal seat extended beyond the gen'- =-ject:1on', a terminal on the face of the proeral outline of saidbase and rearwardly exectmg terminal seat for securing the wire tendin ire-receivmg grooves at each side looped thereover and supporting members 10 of sai projecting ternnnal eeat to thereby secured to the insulating base and project- 5 arovide a rejection over which a wire may ing beyond the ends of the same for seeub e looped mm the rear of the base and laid ing the receptacle in a wall box or the hke,

in the grooves at opposite sides of said pro- CLARENCE D. PLATT. 

